Joel+RodriguezLBF

Executive Summary
In reviewing the data for the survey, I was able to reflect on my own learning experiences and biases. As I began to look through the surveys, I was expecting certain patterns to arise and I focused my search based on those assumptions. I decided to narrow my focus on two groups of respondents, those currently in the K-12 system, and those who have obtained graduate degrees. My assumption was that those who have obtained graduate degrees are people who learned by traditional verbal and linguistic modalities. I also filtered these searches, first by gender, then by age of which the experience took place.

I also filtered results by age at which the experience took place, and browsed over the general results without any filtering. What I found is that there was no significant change in percentages between the different groups. Through this analysis, I was able to see different patterns emerge. Although most of the patterns were expected, I was surprised to see some unexpected results when it came to the fun learning experiences.

What Makes Learning Boring?
95 percent of surveys analyzed had learners being expected to listen, while over 70 percent also stated that siting still and watching were also expected. In addition, 67.7 percent were expected to remember the information presented. This was a pattern throughout the different subgroups. Learners attributed boredom to "presentation style and the non-interactiveness ", " the instructors monotone voice", and the instructors lack of recognition of student boredom. Booby stated that "discussion was almost non-existent, as were any learning activities other than lecturing. "
 * 1. Learners are often bored when their experience consisted mainly of sitting, listening, watching and being expected to remember**.

2. Learning is boring when the subject matter is something the learner already knows and there is no effort to differentiate between the learners.

3. Regardless of level of education and age of experience, learning is boring when there is a lack of interaction.

4. Learners of all ages are unlikely to communicate the message of boredom to the instructor, and remain passive and respectful despite to lack of interest.

5. When learning is irrelevant to the learner, learning is boring.

**What Makes Learning Fun?**
1. Learning can be fun, even when listening, watching, remembering and sitting are the expected behaviors.

2. Lecturing can be fun when the instructor is a dynamic and engaging person.

3. Students of all ages experience fun while learning when the learning experience is interactive.

4. Learning is fun when the material is new and relevant.

5. Fun learning experiences are often connected to criticial and creative thinking.